Hadith #565
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُسْتَمِرُّ بْنُ الرَّيَّانِ الْإِيَادِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نَضْرَةَ الْعَبْدِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَاتَّقُوهَا وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نِسْوَةً ثَلَاثًا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ طَو
ِيلَتَيْنِ تُعْرَفَانِ وَامْرَأَةً قَصِيرَةً لَا تُعْرَفُ فَاتَّخَذَتْ رِجْلَيْنِ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَصَاغَتْ خَاتَمًا فَحَشَتْهُ مِنْ أَطْيَبِ الطِّيبِ الْمِسْكِ وَجَعَلَتْ لَهُ غَلَقًا فَإِذَا مَرَّتْ بِالْمَلَإِ أَوْ بِالْمَجْلِسِ قَالَتْ بِهِ فَفَتَحَتْهُ فَفَاحَ رِيحُهُ قَالَ الْمُسْتَمِرُّ بِخِنْصَرِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَأَشْخَصَهَا دُونَ أَصَابِعِهِ الثَّلَاثِ شَيْئًا وَقَبَضَ الثَّلَاثَةَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
المستمر بن الريان الإيادي
أبو نضرة العبدي
أبو سعيد الخدري
English Translation
'Abd al-Samad narrated to us, al-Mustamirr ibn al-Rayyan al-Iyadi narrated to us, Abu Nadrah al-'Abdi narrated to us, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه), that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned a man from the past — or from those before you — whom Allah gave wealth and children. When death came to him, he said to his sons: What kind of father have I been to you? They said: The best of fathers. He said: I have never done any good deed for Allah. When I die, burn me, grind me, and scatter me on a windy day. They did so. Allah gathered him and asked: What made you do that? He said: Fear of You. So He forgave him.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 23, Hadith 565
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11003
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47393